Wildflower Plants - advice and pictures:

Plug plants provide a quick and easy way to establish or improve an area of wildflowers. The plants are available in a wide range of species and come in two different sizes, 40cc plugs and large 9cm pots.

How big are the plants?

The plants are available in two different sizes, 40cc plugs and larger sized 9cm pots. The 40cc plugs are supplied in plastic trays in multiples of twenty-five. The 9cm plants are supplied in individual pots. (Picture below left: 40cc Primrose Plug Plant. Picture below right: 9cm Primrose Plant)

How old are the plants?

All wildflower species will take differing periods of time to establish. For the 40cc plugs some of the quicker establishing species would be ready two months after the seed has germinated. Slower establishing species, such as Cowslip, would take around nine months to be ready. The larger 9cm pots take an extra one to two months longer until they are ready and have a fully developed root system. (Picture below: 3 month old 9cm Primrose pots)

How will I receive my plants?

We supply our plants in custom made cardboard boxes. The boxes are an exact fit for the plants to ensure that they do not move around and get damaged in transit. We dispatch the plugs on an over night courier service to minimise the amount of time the plants are enclosed in the box. We do not dispatch the plants on a Friday as this would result in them being in the box over the weekend. (Picture below: Twenty-five wildflower plants in mail order box.)

When are they available?

The plants are available year round except during periods of very cold weather when the plugs are frozen. They are all grown outside in unheated poly tunnels, this means that they are very hardy and are able to be planted at any time of the year. We have annual species, such as Poppy and Yellow Rattle, which are only available in the spring. We have up to one hundred and fifty different species available and are able to supply them in almost any quantity. (Picture below: Assorted wildflower species being grown in 9cm pots.)